adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
acmenounUS /ˈækmi/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were all going in his direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
bandnounUS /bænd/
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
BANNERnounUS /ˈbænər/
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
befouledadjective
made dirty or foul
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
Bitte
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From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
boisterouslyadverb
in a carefree manner
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
convoynounUS /ˈkɑːnvɔɪ/
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
CROSSverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
Desnoyers
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From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They were all going in his direction.
DonnounUS /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
estatenounUS /ɪˈsteɪt/
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading They were all going in his direction.
ha-haing
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From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
Hartrott's
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From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
horsebacknounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/
the back of a horse
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
Marcelo
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From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
nicht
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From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
plundern
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From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
reconnoiteringnoun
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
REDnounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
ReturningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
saturnalianoun
an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
TeutonicadjectiveUS /tuːˈtɔːnɪk/
of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all going in his direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading THE BANNER OF THE RED CROSS Returning in desperation to his estate, Don Marcelo Desnoyers saw huge automobiles and men on horseback, forming a very long convoy and completely filling the road.
von
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From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all going in his direction.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading At the entrance to the park a band of Germans was putting up the wires for a telephone line.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading To them it seemed the acme of wit--truly Teutonic.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had just been reconnoitering the rooms befouled with the night’s saturnalia, and were ha-haing boisterously over Captain von Hartrott’s inscription, “Bitte, nicht plundern.”
